All About Color #552A2A

#552A2A

About #552A2A

#552A2A is a dark red color with the hex code #552A2A. In RGB it is red 85, green 42, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 34%, lightness 25%; in CMYK it is 0%, 51%, 51%, 67%. Its contrast ratio is 11.99:1 on white and 1.75:1 on black.

#552A2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 2A, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 50.59%, 50.59%, 66.67%
RGB Decimal85, 42, 42
HSL0°, 34%, 25%
RGB Octal125, 52, 52
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 50.59%, 33.33%
RGB Binary1010101, 101010, 101010
CIE-L*AB22.84, 19.83, 8.99
RGB Percent33.33%, 16.47%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH22.84, 21.77, 24.40
XYZ4.99, 3.75, 2.65
CIE-L*UV22.84, 26.86, 5.80
xyY0.44, 0.33, 3.75
Hunter-Lab19.38, 12.08, 5.45
RYB33.33%, 16.47%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#552A2A on a dark background: contrast 1.75:1, fails WCAG AA.
#552A2A on a light background: contrast 11.99:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #552A2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#552A2A · #934848 · #180C0C · #2A5555 · #489393

Analogous palette

#552A55 · #552A40 · #552A2A · #55402A · #55552A

Triadic palette

#552A2A · #2A552A · #2A2A55 · #934848 · #489348

Tetradic palette

#552A2A · #40552A · #2A5555 · #402A55 · #180C0C

Monochromatic palette

#110808 · #221111 · #552A2A · #894343 · #B36565

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